How to Learn Kanji? 5 EASY Steps To Get You Started | Hiragana Times

[@kinevincenzo8144]

1. learn radicals, 2. remember stroke orders by writing 3. learning commonly used kanji 4. anki flashcards 5. read as much as possible

[@Ehh0.0]

Thanks you! I was looking for this comment

[@冴羽獠-u8m]

Since I read kanji, I can no longer read a long text without kanji. At first I found it hard but you just have to know the keys to understand the meaning. (like 映画 a camera and a canvas = movie or 雨 a window where we see the rain behind so rain) So yes, it's not the easiest part to learn, but it's the most interesting part of learning Japanese. Love kanji because their meanings are deep and they are beautiful letters.

[@DetoNaGamerscom]

It shows why japanese/chinese people are so creative and dedicated, they write in abstract drawings XD

[@zeebest1004]

I didn’t have much opportunity to learn spoken Japanese so I concentrated my early efforts on learning Hiragana and Katakana. The rail system was in Hiragana with Romanji and curiosity got the best of me I would practice writing every chance i had in pre-internet darkness. I would get a lot of feedback by Natives noticing my efforts. I met a Japanese guy who spoke like a native - after growing up in America. Though he was 100% fluent, he told me that HE couldn’t read Hiragana, Katakana OR Kanji - however true that was!

[@eduardobonifaz]

Ive just found your channel and let me tell you, is awesome! My 2024 goal is to start studying japanese and your videos are very useful and motivational. Kepp up the good work! My greetings from México! 😊

[@theprofessorhetsron6713]

Good luck

[@tglenn3121]

Reading manga that has furigana is also very helpful for learning kanji

[@Kpk8985]

thank you for providing such useful information sensei❤

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

my pleasure!

[@skyhighmaximilian]

Thank you for another wonderful lesson, Mochi Sensei.

[@Francisco-dh8kb]

Super helpful thank you!

[@ChamidiHansika-o6k]

hi sensei im form sri lanka im come to japan in next year 2024 i see vedio sensei i like

[@ainmartinez8186]

Thank you Sensei!!!

[@erasedlord8412]

Thanks a lot! I'm currently learning japanese by myself and I didn't know the radicals could change form just like the water one, so thx a lot again! 😆

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

thank you for watching❤

[@chewyihong5024]

Its like chinese character, we pronounce that as 三点水

[@noooor7310]

Thank u! U motivated me to learn Japanese even more

[@Derpyboi309]

thank you it's very useful now im going to study N5

[@janetboston6603]

Thank you for another very helpful video, Mochi san. I didn't know that there are only 214 radicals. That is encouraging to know. Looking forward to learning them. Thank you!

[@mahalakshmi.r2533]

Thank you so much for the guidance 🙏🙏🙏

[@e2matheus482]

Wow. Thank you very much for this video! The last step blew my mind hahaha

[@johnnyhdez]

I use obenkyo app for learning hiragana, katakana and kanji ❤

[@badguard]

You make learning a lot easier. Thank you !!! Keep up the good work Sensei

[@u_isbestmyfriend8633]

flashcards is good idea :)

[@cyberhaunterthelivingghost]

This will be the best channel to learn Japanese! U done a great job girl!

[@iosmusicman]

Thank you for the video. I’ll get the magazine and have now subscribed as I like your presentation style (maybe not so much the music though!).

[@kaksisve4012]

When I started learning kanji, I was confused by relatively a lot of strokes in them to memorize. But after some time I abstracted away from this to learning what "stroke chunks" they are comprised of. Now the main problem is that kanji are easy to learn, but at the same time very easy to forget. 🤣

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

true, if you don't use it or see it often, it's easy to forget😅try to read Japanese articles, books as much as you can!

[@冴羽獠-u8m]

In order not to forget them, I review them regularly and I read a lot. The Best way for don t forget them, it s the shodō I think. (I don t practice it, but I like this art)

[@StefanoV827]

I also use another method sensei: I bought the same manga in japanese and my language (Italian) so i can try to read the sentence, and then use the translation to check. (I also use vocabulary to check if the translation is accurate 😅)

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

manga is a good material to learn, it's fun!☺️

[@coffeesniffer]

What an amazing explanation is that! :O

[@sonomute]

Wow, it's like learning Japanese with Hatano Yui...subscribed!

[@neoness1268]

Useful and excellent lessons 👌✨

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

thank you✨

[@Deckbark]

yes yes yes i can do it guys

[@hassancheema9972]

Right book for kanji radicals please 🙏

[@guukoike]

Hello Mochi Sensei! Otsukaresamadesssss!! In my opinion, kanjis are like to a giant library, just the study and repeatibility about then can bring us the learning! hahahaha Thanks for the tips! :)

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

arigatougozaimasu☺️

[@u_isbestmyfriend8633]

epic level :)

[@zeebest1004]

Japan didn’t even have written language until the 4th century. That was Chinese characters with Hiragana and Katakana not appearing until the 9th century. I think that’s why Japanese speaking has greater importance than written Japanese. But what does a mono-glot American like me know?!

[@broccabluepie6504]

hello at first thanks for your Useful and wonderful video i have a question that Do all kanji come from the shape they describe as otoko(男) did?

[@Icewolf81]

Hello and thanks for the informations. I think the greatest problem for reading of kanji are the combination. For example. The kanji 大 dai is good to read. And I also saw 和 wa one or two times. But 大和　is not daiwa or so. It’s Yamato😅🤦🏼😂 Sometimes I think I will never understand this language 😅😂 Best regards and thanks.

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

that's right🥲but now you already know that 大和 conbination is read as やまと、just increase the amount of conbinations that you can read❤thats how it works for Japanese people too!

[@Icewolf81]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 Thanks for the tip and the answer. Your point is good. 😅 But my disadvantage I started at about 40 not like the normal people in Japan in Preschool or Kindergarten 😂

[@danielantony1882]

Names are not a good example to get discouraged by. Even Japanese people don't know how to read names.

[@jaylmsc8481]

love youu shiinaa saann, your video really always help me to learn more, this one especially make me wanted to go next step and learn KANJI, since i know hiragana and katakana, but i dont wanna learn kanji, but i want now ^^ Hope can meet you one dayyy !!!

[@nocomments7734]

Japanese learners always love to complain about the kanji, but for those of us who learn Chinese there is nothing but kanji 😅

[@jinxsyn]

Is there always Hiragana written in small under or above the kanjis ?

[@leodin4483]

This is cool

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

arigatou!

[@leodin4483]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 Don’t say thanks to me, I’ll be the one who says thankyou to you because you share a lot.

[@martin_elguy48xd42]

@@leodin4483 True

[@734ch3r]

Thank you very much for the lesson, Sensei! Also, when I see you, I remember why Japanese women are the most desired in the world. Mochi sensei wa kawaii desu yo :)

[@manasaym9954]

Mochi sensei where can I learn radicals??

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

kanji text book😊

[@kawatan131]

力 for Power 😈

[@zqdhfkh]

So can we actualy make a phrase with only kanji? Like why is there like for exmaple 3 kanjis and 6 hiraganas in a phrase i don't understand

[@TheRealRhinji]

Do the kanji has the same meaning as in chinese? I can't read chinese, but if I ask a chinese person to read it will it be the same?

[@英語わかりません]

It's complicated. They can mean the same thing. They are usually read differently but sometimes read the same or some variation. Usually you can look at kanji and get a hint about what the word means. I can look at chinese texts and get an idea about what it's about, even though I can only read japanese. In chinese their characters are words in themselves usually (could be wrong). But in japanese, it's both. A single kanji could be a word, but so can also multiple kanji, it depends.

[@TheOnyomiMaster]

Many of them are the same, but some of them are false friends meaning that they mean different (often related) things in Chinese and Japanese. For example, 手紙 means "letter" in Japanese but "toilet paper" in Chinese.

[@ferqurry8248]

My friend told me this 愛してます

[@クイン-e8l]

Sweet

[@ferqurry8248]

Thanks 👍By the way, what's your name?

[@JVCI4]

かわいい!🥺

[@JuniorOlivera102]

❤

[@affectedgamer8702]

Onēsan do you watch anime?

[@martin_elguy48xd42]

Yes she does, if they’re young Japanese people there is a 99% they like anime

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

はい！I'm watching chainsaw man now!

[@martin_elguy48xd42]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 すきですか？

[@Dmitry_Timchenko]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 I'm almost an お爺さん, but I still love anime, I watched many dozens of TV series! And I wish to learn enough Japanese to watch anime without subtitles. BTW, there's a good site to watch anime and learn Japanese. Its name made of two words: アニメ and メロン. :)

[@urichlau1975]

もち先生、who cuts your video? 面白いだよ😹

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

myself, I always prepare what I want to say and memorize it before I film but this time too difficult😂so I cut it a lot😅

[@martin_elguy48xd42]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 I was thinking that when I realized it

[@urichlau1975]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 🥺お疲れ様でした〜〜〜　もち先生のビデオが大好きな😘　僕はビデオト映画を大学で教える🤓

[@sara.cbc92]

I'm Chinese Canadian, I think it's good Japanese still use Kanji. Koreans do not deserve to use Kanji since they banned it.

[@anna8282]

Just use spaces with hiragana and there's no need to spend 12 years of school to learn how to read. Homophones are not a problem, Western languages have them as well and people don't speak in kanji anyway, but still understand each other. It's all about context, which anyway is something that Japanese preaches about.

[@ferqurry8248]

My Japanese friend told me a word. Can you tell me what it means? It's not

[@jpnpod8277]

Personally, I don't even bother studying Kanji directly very much. I think it's mostly a waste of time. Vocab is what's actually important. The characters come naturally once you learn the words they get used in.

[@hy0chan]

👍🏼❤

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

❤

[@matejkostrhoun5079]

ごめんなさい😔。お元気ですか、先生さん?

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

whyごめんなさい？ げんきですよ✨

[@matejkostrhoun5079]

@@mochirealjapanese3430 It was ment to be reflection of the highest regards, madam. My 日本語 is not advanced for the answerness of your question. Please accept my apologies for that.

[@paulwalther5237]

Spaces. Hiragana with spaces and suddenly all the foreigners become literate 🎉

[@ruhtrasenarfos]

What about the homophones?

[@anna8282]

@@ruhtrasenarfos There are homophones in Western languages as well and we make it without kanji. People don't speak in kanji anyway, and you still understand what you hear. You get the jist from context.

[@iamsega7]

You are beautiful ❤️

[@martin_elguy48xd42]

Japanese and Korean people are the most beautiful asians in my opinion

[@mochirealjapanese3430]

ありがとう！